Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-10-19

anu III Inls what L say about the eli
mate and the curative power are the
opinions and cpressions Of others. a.
have not been here long enough to give
you much Of my own experience i'm he
matter, but if l do find the claims that
they set up are realized by experience.
shall not be slow TO admit them.
CONSUMPTION.
The low wet lands of the South
with the intense heat induces debility
and often hastens the disease, while n
moderately cool and invigOrating at
mOsphere such as we find here is the
most favorable for the relief and cure
of consumption. The high altitude acts
as protection and the respirations
heal the diseased tissues and increases
the breathing capacity of the lungs.
The Hon. Daniel NJ. Fox, ex-MavCr.
OF Philadelphia, says of AshevilIe'
Lured by the delightful surroundings
and the ozone and health giving prop
critics Of the atmosphere, n tide of
Northern people has set in which pives
promise of continuing through the Fall
and Winter. They find not a hospital
out a sanatarium in the best sense of
the term, when they are able to eniov
the beauties of the country, with all
the relish of vigorous health" Rev.
DR.. Talmage, of Brooklyn, n. Y, who
with his family spent last Summer
here, says, " 1t is indeed a garden of
recuperation. All the conditions seem
favorable: if there is any one who is SO
constituted that enjoyment can be had
in life and can't find it here, rest assur-
ed such person will not be able to
find enjoyment in heaven when he
gets there. What more can one ask for
than healthful climate, pure air. good
water, unsurpassed scenery and con-
genial people. Western North Caro-
lima, to-day oife"s more solid comfort,
hope and happiness to the invalid and
health-seeker than the whole maferia
medica from the time of Escuslapius
down to the present time.
MALARIA,
which is another name for bad airs
seems to be an unknown quantity in
these mountain regions; there is an
entire absence of swamps and lakes in
this entire valley, and as it has nc
breeding place of course it does not
exist.
INDUSTRIES.
There were evidence ofmining being
engaged in by De Soto, in the fifteenth
century and since that time it has been
carried on and at the present time that
interest is Of no small moment. Thirty
COMMITTEES in he CT ~ n
the mines are being worked There
are also mines of corundum and mica
All are found in large quantities and
disposed of at paying prices. Tobacco
growing is one of the interests that en-
gage the attention of the farmers O
this section and the annual sales of thai
product is astonishing There is suct
vast timber tracts in this section thai
mills and factories iflocated and work,
ed here as in the north, would have
ample returns for the outlay of capital
There seems to be room for a roller
process Touring mill in fact almos
all kinds of mills and factories are
needed here and torun them there is wa
terpower second to none. asked iftherC
are any openings for business here o
one of the men who is at the head O
the improvements going on here, anC
his reply was, there is room for an ex
tension in almost all lines of trade ex
cept groceries, that he said was over
done. A young man with a little capi
tai he said and by proper attention t,
his business could not but succeed
There are three railways now and they
are pushing for four more with a gooc
hope of success. 1t is quite a chang,
to us to be going up and down hill
whenever we go out and the view w,
get from all sides is mountainous. bu
we shall get used to it and if the obiec
we seek being here-renewed health
is only realized, we shall be very thank
full to the kind Heavenly Father 70
His protection and blessing and for tn
influences that led us to the Land O
the Sky"